Nonconvex Optimization and Its Applications

Preface. 1. NOP - A Compact Input Format for Nonlinear Optimization Problems; A. Neumaier. 2. GLOPT - A Program for Constrained Global Optimization; S. Dallwig, et al. 3. Global Optimization for Imprecise Problems; M.N. Vrahatis, et al. 4. New Results on Gap-Treating Techniques in Extended Interval Newton Gauss-Seidel Steps for Global Optimization; D. Ratz. 5. Quadratic Programming with Box Constraints; P.L. De Angelis. 6. Evolutionary Approach to The Maximum Clique Problem: Empirical Evidence on a Larger Scale; I. Bomze, et al. 7. Interval and Bounding Hessians; C. Stephens. 8. On Global Search for Non-Convex Optimal Control Problems; A. Strekalovsky, I. Vasiliev. 9. A Multistart Linkage Algorithm Using First Derivatives; C.J. Price. 10. Convergence Speed of an Integral Method for Computing the Essential Supremum; J. Hichert, et al. 11. Complexity Analysis Integrating Pure Adaptive Search (PAS) and Pure Random Search (PRS); Z.B. Zabinsky, B.P. Kristinsdottir. 12. LGO - A Program System for Continuous and Lipschitz Global Optimization; J.D. Pinter. 13. A Method Using Local Tuning For Minimizing Functions with Lipschitz Derivatives; Ya.D. Sergeyev. 14. Molecular Structure Prediction by Global Optimization; K.A. Dill, et al. 15. Optimal Renewal Policy for Slowly Degrading Systems; A. Pfening, M. Telek. 16. Numerical Prediction of Crystal Structures by Simulated Annealing; W. Bollweg, et al. 17. Multidimensional Optimization in Image Reconstruction from Projections; I. Garcia, et al. 18. Greedy Randomized Adaptive Search for a Location Problem with Economies of Scale; K. Holmqvist, et al. 19. An Algorithm for Improving the Bounding Procedure in Solving Process Network Synthesis by a B&B Method; B. Imreh, et al.